Link Communications RLC-1, Manual

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Copyright 1993 Link Communications
Operation and Programming Over the Serial Port
The RLC-1's serial port gives the controller the ability to communicate with the world
over a digital radio link. The RLC-1 has a security key of 10 characters that must be entered
properly in order to have the RLC-1 communicate with your computer terminal. The syntax of
the initial password is as follows:
[$$$$$$$$]
"[" is the first character entered
"]" is the last character entered
"$" is any ASCII character except the "[" or "]"
The default password is: [ABCDEFGH]
Once the proper password has been entered, the RLC-1 will respond with the message
"RLC-1: LOG ON"
If you did not receive this message after you logged on, then check:
- Are you already logged on?
- Do you have the correct password, including CAPS LOCK?
- Is your serial port connected and configured correctly?
Once on the serial system, you have access to all features of the RLC-1, and several special
commands only for the serial user.
A very important note, all commands entered over the
serial port must begin with a "[" and end with a "]" in order to be accepted.
Serial Command Structures:
- Upper Case Letters must be used
- You must log on before any control can take place
- Lack of activity on the serial port will cause an automatic log off after 1 minute
RLC-1 Command Entry:
- All command names must be 4 characters long
-- Command name "12" must be entered as "0012"
- No <EOF> key is needed in the data string
-- To do a keypad test, the normal DTMF tones are: C041*123456789*
-- Over the serial port the data string is: [C041123456789]
- Commands are entered exactly like over the are, except for the above "Rules"
- CW response will be over the Main Repeater port, unless the Command states Different
- Characters entered for RLC-1 Commands must be limited to the DTMF Tones
-- 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D * #
-- Do not use you <EOF> key in the string, it will cause incorrect execution of the command